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Karin Oliver-Kreft
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  • Columbus, OH
  • United States
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Karin Oliver-Kreft was featured
Sep 14, 2010
William L. Gardner III, CPA commented on Karin Oliver-Kreft's blog post 5 Ways To Run Your Social Media Campaign
"Hi Karin, I appreciate this blog about developing a Social Media Campaign and I think that I will be choosing Option #2 and hire an intern. I am a CPA and I want to help other businesses grow. I need to focus my time on clients' tax planning…"
Dec 14, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft and Michele Cuthbert are now friends
Nov 23, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft posted blog posts
Nov 18, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft posted a blog post

Winning The Innovation Race?

Technology advances in fits and starts, leaps and bounds. There’s so many cool new tech applications out there, available for your use.New tech can help your company appear on the cutting edge and help you better connect with your targets leading them to a better, more personal connection with your company. But at the same time it can trip you up and cause you to fall flat on your face if you try to do too much.You want to add social media – everybody’s doing it! – and you know you have to have…See More
Nov 10, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft joined Nancy Stoll's group
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WISE Women

WISE Women (Women's Initiative for Successful Enterprising Women) -- A targeted, multi-faceted, multi-level approach in assisting the growth and development of women-owned enterprises.
Nov 3, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft joined Michael Bowers's group
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Social Networking for Business

Share insights or ask questions on how to use social networking to reach customers or employees and grow your business.
Nov 3, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft posted a blog post

5 Ways To Run Your Social Media Campaign

Before most companies make the commitment to social media, they want to be certain they understand what they're actually committing to. After all, it makes no sense to just jump on the bandwagon, until you know where it's going to take you and how much the ride's going to cost.Some of the questions that need to be asked include: Can we do this ourselves? How much time and energy is this going to take? Would it be more cost effective to outsource it entirely? Are there any other options?Well, in…See More
Nov 3, 2009
Cheryl Harrison and Karin Oliver-Kreft are now friends
Sep 26, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft posted a blog post

An SEO Seminar where you'll actually LEARN something

Being in the marketing world, with all its latest "hot marketing trends" and technological advances, I have attended my fair share of seminars. Each one purports to teach me something new about the wonderful world of marketing.And typically, I leave each seminar thinking, 'What a complete waste of my time. There was nothing in that presentation that I haven't already figured out for myself just using common sense.'So when I see a post for a seminar with a price tag, I become even more…See More
Aug 26, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft posted a blog post

Are You Rick-rolling Your Customers?

The economy is tanking, has tanked, will be tanking. I’m not practicing conjugation – it’s just I’m not sure which tense to use for this statement.Regardless, whenever the economy hits a downturn, businesses everywhere cut back on their marketing. It’s a sad fact that those in my profession have become increasingly familiar with of late. There are two more true facts that are, unfortunately, contradictory: one) that in a downturned economy marketing dollars expended have a much broader reach…See More
Jul 13, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft commented on Karin Oliver-Kreft's blog post 7 steps to find the RIGHT web developer
"Yikes! Send me your URL and I'll look it over. It might not be as bad as you think."
Jun 11, 2009
Mary McPhail commented on Karin Oliver-Kreft's blog post 7 steps to find the RIGHT web developer
"You know what? My followed exactly each of the seven steps you list, precisely because we'd gotten burned on the first we developed. We spent boatloads of money on the new design, and still don't have SEO. Just shoot me."
Jun 11, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft and Randy Morgan are now friends
Jun 11, 2009
Michael Bowers commented on Karin Oliver-Kreft's blog post 7 steps to find the RIGHT web developer
"Great information. I work with so many small businesses that are intimidated to start a site because they don't understand the technology. This means they need to get someone to build the site. They end up either getting a friend to build it or…"
May 28, 2009
Karin Oliver-Kreft and Michael Bowers are now friends
May 28, 2009

Profile Information

What do you currently do, what are your business aspirations and what do you hope to benefit from by joining this community?
Marketing mistress, aspiring author, unmitigated nippon-phile, professional singer on hiatus. I currently serve as the Director of Marketing for People To My Site, a full-service marketing agency based in Gahanna, Ohio.

Visit my company at http://www.peopletomysite.com
or my blog at: http://marketingmangamusic.com

Karin Oliver-Kreft's Blog

What is success?

On my blog, Marketing, Manga & Music, I'm asking the question "What is success?"

I just wanted to invite people to come and discuss this. I'd really like feedback and thoughts in this realm.

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 2:20pm

Are You Ready For The Holidays?

In our latest blog post on ptmsblog.com, we asked if you were ready for the holidays (it's not too late!), and asked for any good holiday promotions you've seen this year.



But if you read the post and wondered, what can I do NOW, at this late date, to help boost my sales, here's some thoughts:



* Run a promotional email campaign.

There's still 9 days 'til Black Friday. And after that, four whole weeks 'til… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 2:56pm

Winning The Innovation Race?

110m Hurdles by totwawki via Flicker



Technology advances in fits and starts, leaps and bounds. There’s so many cool new tech applications out there, available for your use.



New tech can help your company appear on the cutting edge and help you better connect with your targets leading them to a better, more personal connection with your company. But at the same time it can trip you up and cause you to fall flat on your face if you try to do too much.



You want to add social media –… Continue

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:03pm

5 Ways To Run Your Social Media Campaign

Jump on the social media bandwagon by Matt Hamm via Flickr Before most companies make the commitment to social media, they want to be certain they understand what they're actually committing to. After all, it makes no sense to just jump on the bandwagon, until you know where it's going to take you and how much the ride's going to cost.



Some of the questions that need to be asked include: Can we do this ourselves? How much time and energy is this going to take? Would it be more cost effective to outsource it entirely? Are there any… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

An SEO Seminar where you'll actually LEARN something

Being in the marketing world, with all its latest "hot marketing trends" and technological advances, I have attended my fair share of seminars. Each one purports to teach me something new about the wonderful world of marketing.



And typically, I leave each seminar thinking, 'What a complete waste of my time. There was nothing in that presentation that I haven't already figured out for myself just using common sense.'



So when I see a post for a seminar with a price tag, I… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 11:14am

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